Solitary plasmocytoma of the vagina.
A 78-year-old woman with a plasmocytoma of the vagina is described. The diagnosis monoclonal IgG kappa-producing plasma cell tumour was based on immunohistochemical studies. Careful screening for other localizations including immunofluorescence of the bone marrow aspirate and in methyl-methacrylate embedded bone marrow biopsy specimen, yielded no evidence in favour of a multiple myeloma. To our knowledge only 5 patients with plasmocytoma of the vagina were previously reported, but only in the present case extensive immunohistochemical studies of tumour, bone marrow and blood were performed.
D000368:Aged; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000032:analysis; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D014621:Vagina / Q000473:pathology; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism
D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains